Nashville-area residents get 'pay-what-you-can' admission to Country Music Hall of Fame for Dec. and Jan.

Nashville-area residents can visit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum from now until Jan. 31, 2024 for a "pay-what-you-can" entry fee.

The Hall of Fame created the reduced entry fee to encourage locals to explore the museum and the history of country music documented inside. Residents of Davidson, Cheatham, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties are eligible.

Visitors to the museum will have access to current exhibitions including "American Currents: State of the Music; Eric Church: Country Heart, Restless Soul," "Patty Loveless: No Trouble with the Truth" and "Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock."

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The museum also opened a new exhibition in December celebrating the 50th anniversary of the commissioning of Thomas Hart Benton’s iconic painting, “The Sources of Country Music,” which hangs in the museum’s Hall of Fame Rotunda. The exhibit, "An American Masterwork: Thomas Hart Benton’s Sources of Country Music at 50," explores Benton’s process in creating his final painting.

Visitors are encouraged to reserve tickets in advance. Timed tickets are available for museum entry between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., with a limited number of museum admission tickets available each day. The museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and offers a variety of family and public programs, which are included with pay-what-you-want admission and based on availability.

For the first four Tuesdays in January — January 2, 9, 16 and 23 — the museum will extend its hours to 8 p.m. and include music-centric evening programs included with pay-what-you-want admission. During these four Tuesday evenings, the museum will also offer complimentary parking at Nissan Stadium with a free shuttle service for museum ticket holders. Tuesday evening programs will include a “silent” country disco with DJ Jerry (headphones will be issued) on Jan. 2, East Nash Grass on Jan. 9, Charlie Worsham featuring Long Jon on Jan. 16 and Stephanie Urbina Jones and The Honky Tonk Mariachi on Jan. 23.

Visit the museum’s website for more information, including information on reserving tickets, parking and showing proof of residency onsite.

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